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dirtydog May 12, 2012 09:02 AM

Does anyone's cluster do this?
 
I noticed when I replaced my Instrument cluster 1.5yrs ago that everytime I open the door the stepper motors make this quick ratcheting sound. It did this with the original cluster prior to replacement and since both have done it I thought it to be somewhat normal...???:confused:

With the truck unlocked and the interior domelight not illuminated and no key in the ignition, Open your door while sitting in your sdriver seat and listen closely to the Cluster. See if it makes a very quick low volume stepper motor ratcheting sound.:icon_denk:

Let me know how you make out. I'm sure nobody has ever paid attention to this soooooo, ONLY REPLY AFTER ABOVE HAS BEEN DONE PLEASE!!! Thanks.

HemiRam1566 May 12, 2012 02:11 PM

no sound here

Ellis42 May 12, 2012 02:22 PM

No sound here also

dirtydog May 12, 2012 03:26 PM

It's very faint, you need to wait atleast 60sec in between eacj attempt and if your not inside you wont hear it. I cant open the door 5 times in a row and have the same thing happen. It's a timed reset it seems and happens when the odometer/trip readout is displayed.

Its something I noticed when I was paying real close attn to my old cluster. I just have a hard time believing two clusters in a row have the same noise and the fact its so faint, nobody has reported this or experienced this??

Cthulhu May 12, 2012 03:56 PM

Checked mine.. no sound here...

NV290 May 12, 2012 11:04 PM

No sound on mine. But the fact the door contacts and dome lights are tied to the gauge cluster would not make it that bizzare i guess.

weedahoe May 13, 2012 12:59 AM

No sound on mine either. When you replaced yours, did you get it VIN matched or does it still have a different VIN programmed in it?

itsahemi4x4 May 13, 2012 01:19 PM

I just checked, and I did hear it. As far as I know, mine has the original cluster, and the only time it was removed was when I did the LED bulb conversion. I don't have any issues with the cluster, but I did hear the noise when the odometer display came on.

dirtydog May 15, 2012 03:22 PM


Originally Posted by weedahoe (Post 2783715)
No sound on mine either. When you replaced yours, did you get it VIN matched or does it still have a different VIN programmed in it?

Yeah, Vin matched directly from dealer. It's 2006+ odometers I was thinking that did the noise, not 05-prior


Originally Posted by itsahemi4x4 (Post 2783901)
I just checked, and I did hear it. As far as I know, mine has the original cluster, and the only time it was removed was when I did the LED bulb conversion. I don't have any issues with the cluster, but I did hear the noise when the odometer display came on.

Perfect!! Thanks. bet you never knew it existed, now you'll hear it all the time and think to yourself...damn you dirtydog, now I feel like my truck is broken...lol

Also, I met this random guy in the parking lot at Lowes who had a 2006 Megacab. Guy was in early 60's and pretty cool/calm. I asked him if he heard the noise and he said nope. I asked if we could investigate and he said sure hop in. We sat for just over a minute and sure enough, when he opened his door, I heard the noise! At first he said he didn't hear it. We did it again and this time he held the door handle from slapping back and it was clear as day. Old man goes..."Thanks for breaking my truck"...lol We both laughed.


CONFIRMED NORMAL!!! THANKS GUYS. I APPRECIATE IT. MAKES ME FEEL MUCH BETTER!

Ellis42 May 15, 2012 05:58 PM


Originally Posted by dirtydog (Post 2785214)
Yeah, Vin matched directly from dealer. It's 2006+ odometers I was thinking that did the noise, not 05-prior


Perfect!! Thanks. bet you never knew it existed, now you'll hear it all the time and think to yourself...damn you dirtydog, now I feel like my truck is broken...lol

Also, I met this random guy in the parking lot at Lowes who had a 2006 Megacab. Guy was in early 60's and pretty cool/calm. I asked him if he heard the noise and he said nope. I asked if we could investigate and he said sure hop in. We sat for just over a minute and sure enough, when he opened his door, I heard the noise! At first he said he didn't hear it. We did it again and this time he held the door handle from slapping back and it was clear as day. Old man goes..."Thanks for breaking my truck"...lol We both laughed.


CONFIRMED NORMAL!!! THANKS GUYS. I APPRECIATE IT. MAKES ME FEEL MUCH BETTER!

Now you just made a 60yr old man paronoid, he is going to go and tell his family about this mysterious noise his truck makes and there he goes to a elderly home hahaha

Glad to hear you got it figured out but thanks to you I now listen for the noise even though I never heard it from the start haha


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